Oak Park chamber’s Foodie Fest kicks off second year
Foodie Fest, the Oak Park area's take on restaurant week, debuts for the second year on Feb. 21. Cathy Yen, executive director of the Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce,...
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Burr Ridge Middle School reaches IESA Final Four
BURR RIDGE — For the fifth year in a row, the Burr Ridge Middle School boys basketball team competed downstate. Players point to solid coaching, and the coach credits his...
Flower class at Oak Park Arms gives seniors ‘a little lift’
The women behind the garden therapy group at the Oak Park Arms retirement community see firsthand the power of flowers. Held on the second Wednesday afternoon of every other month,...
Landing PADS: Temporary housing for homeless returns to YMCA
As he talks about his current life situation, Robert Engelhardt is quick to mention he was raised to be thankful for what he's been given. Standing Feb. 4 in his...
Dedication leads Steve Cromie to hockey Hall of Fame
Throughout his hockey playing years, Steve Cromie remembers his father, William, repeating this mantra: "Show up, shut up and play." It's that phrase that's shaped Steve Cromie's outlook as a...
Vincent Lee climbs ranks of bouldering
OAK PARK — Jerry Steele was not the least bit surprised when her son, Vincent Lee, took an interest in rock climbing as a sport. Steele recalled her son's monkey-like...
Hephzibah kids ‘shop’ for loved ones at special boutique
Melissa Smith gets a kick out of seeing what the children of Hephzibah's Head Start program choose for their loved ones each year as kids shop the holiday boutique set...
Drivers needed to deliver Christmas Day meals
A nonprofit that delivers meals and more on Christmas Day is looking for volunteers to help with food and gift delivery. Christmas Cheer Foundation, started in 1981, delivers food to...
High school program gives students a taste of philanthropy
Karina Donayre, a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School, hopes someday to work for the United Nations and says learning more about philanthropy is preparing her for...
Oak Parker addressing world hunger ‘one of those unsung heroes’
With Chris Rebstock's role in the creation and stabilization of food banks throughout the world, there's no way to count the millions of people he's helped, his friend and coworker...